What is the Gemba …and Going to the Gemba? | Video

Gemba is a Japanese term that means ‘actual place’. Gemba is a word for a concept that we all recognize, but for which there is no word in the English language.

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‘Going to the Gemba’

‘Going to the Gemba’ means heading for where the work is done and the value is created.

That is, physically going to the part of an office, factory, process, or supply chain where the problem lies, to understand it fully. The military calls this the ‘Ground truth’.

It’s an important idea for project managers and project leaders.

You cannot do that remotely.

Too often, as project managers, we can get stuck behind a desk, computer, or Slack channel. But if you really want to understand your project, you need to go to where the work is being done… the actual place… the gemba.

Some Romanizatons represent the Japanese word as genba.

Genchi Genbutsu means: ‘Go, Look, See’.

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